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Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

A top California Democratic political aide has agreed to plead guilty in a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary

The Independent UK

Families scour southern Mexico after 40 migrants vanished on a dangerous sea route

On Christmas Eve 2024, Elianis Caridad Morejón Pérez, a young Cuban woman, told her mother she was boarding a boat from southern Mexico to the U.S. She disappeared along with 39 other migrants from Cuba, Honduras, and Ecuador

The Independent UK

Transgender Subpoena Leads To Transdistrict Struggle

A District Court in Rhode Island attempts to quash a subpoena issued by a District Court in Texas.

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Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts

Groups say supreme court justice, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain cases

The Guardian - US

Latvian PM resigns due to split in alliance over Russian drones

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned after her coalition government collapsed due to disagreements over Ukrainian drone incidents. The Progressive Party withdrew support after Silina dismissed the defense minister for failing to address drones flying from Russia. President Edgars Rinkevics will now consult parties to form a new government ahead…

The Times of India

US border patrol chief resigns abruptly amid string of exits by Trump immigration officials

Mike Banks, who led Trump’s border crackdown, resigned weeks after reports of prostitution allegations

The Guardian - US

US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court ruling

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U.S. Lawmakers Demand Pentagon Halt Anti-Drug Operations in Ecuador, Suggest They May Involve Forces Accused of Torture

The lawmakers cited a recent report indicating that one site targeted during operations appeared to be a dairy and cattle farm with no known links to drug trafficking or armed groups

Latin Times

Cuba’s power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout

Cuba’s national energy grid has suffered a major failure, cutting power to the island’s eastern provinces

The Independent UK

Ex-wife guilty of helping drug gang track down ex-husband before fatal acid attack

In a shocking turn of events, a mother from Plymouth has been sentenced for manslaughter after her actions led to the brutal death of her ex-husband, Danny Cahalane. Found guilty for aiding a drug gang in pinpointing his location, she allegedly shared crucial details with a gang member demanding debt…

The Times of India

Florida crew recounts ‘miraculous’ Atlantic plane rescue with fuel low

All 11 onboard survived after the plane made an emergency landing near the Bahamas

The Guardian - US

NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?

Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - AU

Michigan couple locked their adopted children in dog cages and made them wear straitjackets

Jason and Jessica Klimp have pleaded no contest to first-degree child abuse after two of the kids in their care were taken to hospital and found to be severely dehydrated and malnourished

The Independent UK

Judge blocks DOJ’s demand for Rhode Island hospital records of transgender kids: ‘unworthy of this trust’

The subpoenas demanded Rhode Island Hospital surrender birth dates, Social Security numbers, and addresses for every patient who received transgender care over the past five years

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Latvian prime minister resigns amid row over drone incursions

Evika Siliņa stands down after coalition collapses following sacking of defence minister

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Paediatrician in Germany charged with 130 counts of sexual abuse

Doctor in Brandenburg state allegedly committed the crimes, including child rape, between 2013 and 2025

The Guardian - US

Miami residents sue over land for Trump presidential library

US plaintiffs say waterfront site was improperly transferred for Trump’s personal gain

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan

Xi’s comments published after two-hour meeting with Trump. Plus, Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the Voting Rights Act is ‘evil incarnate’

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Texas professor reinstated after firing over Palestine talk says ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’

Texas State ordered by judge to continue paying Idris Robinson after he was fired for talk he gave in another state

Fortune

Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair in party-line vote amid Elizabeth Warren's 'sock puppet' criticism

Every Republican voted for Warsh on Wednesday, as did Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.

Roll Call

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary for battleground Nebraska seat

Political activist Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District, a battleground seat that both parties say will be crucial to determining control of the House this fall. Powell was leading state Sen. John Cavanaugh, 39 percent to 37 percent, in a crowded primary when The…

The Independent UK

Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library

Miami residents have sued President Trump, Miami Dade College, and Florida officials over plans to donate downtown Miami property for Trump's presidential library

Radio France Internationale

Macron announces Paris funding conference to support African peace efforts

A conference on financing the African Union's peace efforts will be held in Paris by the end of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said while on a visit to Ethiopia.

The Guardian - UK

Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink

Minister Vicente de la O Levy says ‘Cuba is open to anyone that wants to sell us fuel’ as rolling power blackouts increase

The Guardian - US

New York man found guilty of acting as unregistered agent of China

Lu Jianwang was accused of operating a ‘secret police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown at the behest of Beijing

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